Rasarnavasudhakara 3.384

English (machine translation) 3.384

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3.384

Now, humorous speech (vyāhāra):
Speech having a different meaning that causes laughter is called vyāhāra.

3.384.p2

As in the farce (prahasana) named Ānandakośa:—(Entering) Actress: Noble sir, what is your command?

3.384.p3

Stage manager: Noble Gargarikā, surely this audience desires the joy of an embrace [and: the play Ānandakośa].

3.384.p4

Actress: Then let the noble sir show it! Why delay after that?

3.384.p5

Stage manager: Ah, singer Gargarikā, you must apply yourself through facial gestures [and: oral operations] aimed at planting the seed [and: raising the semen].

3.384.p6

Actress (with joy): What kind of principal action [and: mouth-action] is that?

3.384.p7

Stage manager: Surely it consists of singing the dhruvā song [and: an unshakeable copulation] concerning this very cold season.

Here, because the phrases 'ānandakośa', 'raising the seed', and 'mouth-activity' cause laughter through an alternative meaning understood alongside their dramatic senses of planting the plot-seed and singing the dhruvā song, this is humorous speech (vyāhāra).

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Rasārṇavasudhākara — Siṃhabhūpāla, Sanskrit